Flower-wearing device



R. D. DONOHUE FLOWER WEARING DEVICE Filed Auz.-8, 1923 Patented Nov. 25, 192%.

states ROBERT D. DONOI-IUE, 015 NEW YORK, N. Y.

FLOW'ER-VEARING DEVICE.

Application filed August 8, 1923. SeriaI No. 656,352.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bonnier D. DONOHUE, a citizen of the United States, and residentof the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Flower- VVearing Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices intended to aid in the wearing of flowers by providing a means wherewith the stems of the flowers are held together and supported, and a further means wherewith the latter means is secured to the garment of the wearer.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a simplified, inexpensive, conveniently and economically manufacturable, conveniently utilizable, strong, du-

rable, eflicient, and improved device for the above mentioned purpose.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of the device, as it appears when in inoperative state.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the device, as it appears when in operative state.

Fig. 5 shows a modification of the crosssectional configuration of the body of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows a front elevation of a modification of the device.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the body of the device shown in Fig. 6.

The device 1, proper, comprises a body portion 2, which is preferably elongated and concave, in cross-sectional configuration, as shown in Fig. 3, and is provided at each side thereof with a plurality of extensions or projections 3 forming part of the identical stamped sheet-metal out of which the body 2 is formed. Each of the projections 3 is provided at its outer end 4: with a spherical enlarged terminal 5. At the rear of the body-portion 2 is located a pin-portion 6, which forms a part of the identical sheet-metal out of which the body 2 is formed, and this pin-portion extends from the upper end 7 of the body-portion. The device is stamped out of a single piece of sheet-metal, and in its manufacture the body portion 2 is given a medium hardness, the pm portion 6 is given a spring hardness. and the projections 3 are tempered to a soft state so as to render them pliable or flexible.

When using this device the stems of the flowers are placedinto the concave side of the body-portion 2, and then the arms or projections 3 are bent over the stems and against the body 2 in the manner shown in Fig. 1, whereby the flower stems are firmly held together against the body-portion and are hacked and fully reinforced by the latter. The device may be then attached to the garment by means of the pin 6, in the usual effective manner. The body-portion 2 is preferably made in the concave crosssectional configuration to afford a better receiving means for the flower stems. If it should be desired to particularly adapt this device for attachment to the lapel of a coat the edges 8 of the body-portion 2 may be bent rearwardly in the manner shown in Fig. 5, to aid in maintaining the device perfectly fiat against the garment. To renew the flowers it merely requires bending back of the projections 3 to the position shown in Fig. 1, removing the old flowers and placing back the new, and then securing the new flowers in the manner shown in Fig. 4. When removing the flowers from the lapel it is not necessary to unpin the device from the garment, as the device may continue to stay in its place and the wearer may manipulate the arms 3 by the sense of touch, in which the wearer would be guided by the enlarged spherical terminals 5. The spherical terminals 5 also enable fastening or tying up the arms 3 at their very ends, in case a bouquet is held in the device, by means of twisting the terminals laterally about each other. Said spherical terminals also serve to prevent catching in the garment, add to the better appearance of the terminals, and aid generally in the manipulation of the arms 3.

The device shown in Fig. 6 is adapted for use in connection with large bouquets. According to this modification, the body 2 is provided with a plurality of short projections 9, preferably provided with enlarged spherical terminals 10. When using this device, the stems of the flowers are placed in the concave side of the body-portion, and a wire, not shown, is tied completely around the body and the stems held therein, the projections 9 serving as a means for retaining the coils of wire against longitudinal dislocation and acting as stays for the wire to facilitate the binding. The pins 6, as shown in this modification, is made to enter a hook-portion 11, Figs. 6, 7, stamped out of the body-portion 2, to effect a surer or more efficient securing means for this device, and this .construction or other securing means may be utilized in connection with the device shown in Fig. 1, 2, 3.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim l. A flower wearing device having the combination of a body portion for backing the flower stems, means for securing said portion, and a series of projections along said body portion to facilitate tying a wire around said portion and the flower stems.

A flower wearing device having the combination of a body portion for backing the flower stems, and a series of projections along said body portion to facilitate tying a Wire around said portions and the flower stems.

3. A flower wearing device having the combination of a body portion for backing the flower stems, means for securing said portion, a series of projections along said body portion to facilitate tying a wire around said portion and the flower stems. and each of said projections having an enlarged terminal.

4:. A flower wearing device having the ROBERT D. DONOHUE.

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